705 area code
Barrie area, Eastern Time.Area code 705 covers Barrie, Sudbury, Peterborough and 200 more places in Ontario, on Eastern Time. 249 and 683 cover the same area.
Right now in Barrie
Eastern Time (EST, UTC-5; EDT, UTC-4 in summer)
Calling hours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PM (Canada's CRTC rules)
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Where 705 numbers come from
Numbers are issued by rate center, a billing area named for its main town. 705 has 203. Each one's share is how many 705 numbers start there.
- Barrie9%
- Sudbury7%
- Peterborough5%
- Sault Ste. Marie4%
- North Bay4%
- Lindsay3%
- Timmins3%
- Orillia2%
Also: Collingwood, Huntsville, Bracebridge, Midland, Alliston, Parry Sound, Espanola, Kapuskasing, Campbellford, Kirkland Lake, New Liskeard, Elliot Lake + 183 more
Share of exchanges (blocks of 10,000 numbers). Source: NANPA rate center and exchange reports, November 10, 2026
When can you call a 705 number?
Sales calls to homes and cell phones have legal hours, set by Canada's CRTC rules. Hold every 705 number to them, since you can't tell a work line from a personal cell.
What applies to 705Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PM
- Canada (CRTC)Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PMApplies to calls to businesses too. Some provinces add rules the tool doesn't apply, like British Columbia's ban on calls on statutory holidays.CRTC Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, Part III, s. 23 (opens in a new tab)
Local time comes from the area code, not from where the person is today. Mobiles keep their number when they move. Calling hours here are a guide, not legal advice. Every state's calling hours, with sources
705 and 249 and 683
705 went into service on January 1, 1957. 705, 249 and 683 cover the same area, so new numbers can get any of them and neighbors can have different area codes. 705 holds 54% of the area's exchanges, the most of any code here. Local calls take all 10 digits.
- 1957705 starts
- 2011249 overlay
- 2022683 overlay
Source: NANPA area code database
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705 area code FAQ
What area code is 705?
705 is an Ontario area code for Barrie, Sudbury, Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie and 199 more places.
What time zone is the 705 area code in?
Eastern Time (EST, UTC-5; EDT, UTC-4 in summer).
Is 249 the same as 705?
Same area, different code. 705, 249 and 683 cover the same area (an overlay), so new numbers can get any of them and local calls take all 10 digits.
What are the calling hours for 705 numbers?
Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PM, local time, under Canada's CRTC rules.
When did the 705 area code start?
On January 1, 1957.
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